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The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages
3.68
220.6K ratings
Classics
Feminism
School
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
by Harvard Crimson 2005 192 pages
3.94
234 ratings
Writing
Self Help
Essays
Outcasts United Summary
Outcasts United
A Refugee Team, an American Town
by Warren St. John 2009 320 pages
3.84
8.3K ratings
Sports
Soccer
Book Club
Basketball Junkie Summary
Basketball Junkie
by Chris Herren 2011 288 pages
4.11
1.6K ratings
Memoir
Sports
Basketball
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Summary
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1973 32 pages
4.37
50.1K ratings
Short Stories
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Philosophy Summary
Philosophy
The Classics
by Nigel Warburton 2000 280 pages
3.95
791 ratings
Philosophy
History
Theology
Natural Goodness Summary
Natural Goodness
by Philippa Foot 2001 125 pages
3.92
396 ratings
Philosophy
History
School
Teach Students How to Learn Summary
Teach Students How to Learn
Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015 288 pages
4.19
457 ratings
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Bud, Not Buddy Summary
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages
3.97
113.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Audition Summary
Audition
Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
by Michael Shurtleff 1978 288 pages
4.22
2.9K ratings
Theatre
Film
Drama
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.19
14.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn Summary
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn
by Adele Faber 1995 272 pages
4.13
2.1K ratings
Parenting
Teaching
Self Help
Theories of Personality Summary
Theories of Personality
by Duane P. Schultz 2000 532 pages
3.96
476 ratings
Psychology
Textbooks
Reference
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dante Alighieri 1320 490 pages
4.03
198.0K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Summary
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
by Project Management Institute 1995 589 pages
3.70
5.4K ratings
Business
Management
Reference
Change Leader Summary
Change Leader
Learning to Do What Matters Most
by Michael Fullan 2011 192 pages
3.78
305 ratings
Leadership
Education
School
The Tortilla Curtain Summary
The Tortilla Curtain
by T. Coraghessan Boyle 1995 355 pages
3.66
33.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
School
Nervous Conditions Summary
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga 1988 204 pages
4.04
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Zimbabwe
Feminism
Hardball Summary
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
by Chris Matthews 1988 240 pages
3.50
1.8K ratings
Politics
School
Political Science
Cognition Summary
Cognition
Exploring the Science of the Mind
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
266 ratings
Psychology
Science
School
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.50
104 ratings
Sociology
School
History
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996 304 pages
3.76
472 ratings
Business
Leadership
Textbooks
Napoleon's Buttons Summary
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
by Penny Le Couteur 1991 375 pages
3.97
7.0K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
The Quality School Summary
The Quality School
Managing Students Without Coercion
by William Glasser 1990 192 pages
3.84
411 ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville 1855 160 pages
3.53
9.6K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
School
What's Math Got to Do with It? Summary
What's Math Got to Do with It?
Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject--and Why It's Important for America
by Jo Boaler 2008 288 pages
4.29
1.2K ratings
Education
Mathematics
Teaching
How to Adult Summary
How to Adult
Personal Finance for the Real World
by Jake Cousineau 2021 236 pages
4.45
199 ratings
Personal Finance
Finance
Self Help
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship
by Jack Canfield 2002 300 pages
4.05
2.1K ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Short Stories
Classics of Public Administration Summary
Classics of Public Administration
by Jay M. Shafritz 1978 606 pages
3.65
284 ratings
Political Science
Textbooks
School
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare 1595 298 pages
3.94
563.5K ratings
Plays
Fantasy
School
Othello Summary
Othello
by William Shakespeare 1603 319 pages
3.89
424.2K ratings
Classics
Plays
School
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice
by Chris Chambers 2017 288 pages
4.41
264 ratings
Psychology
Science
School
Bartleby the Scrivener Summary
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville 1853 64 pages
3.93
71.0K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Creative Schools Summary
Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
by Ken Robinson 2015 320 pages
4.10
4.1K ratings
Teaching
Parenting
Psychology
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe
A Fresh Taste of Philosophy
by Christopher Phillips 2001 256 pages
3.68
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
After the First Death Summary
After the First Death
by Robert Cormier 1979 240 pages
3.66
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
The Motivation Breakthrough Summary
The Motivation Breakthrough
6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
by Richard Lavoie 2007 416 pages
3.92
269 ratings
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Architectural Graphics Summary
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching 1974 215 pages
4.21
1.1K ratings
Architecture
Reference
Design
Death of a Salesman Summary
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller 1949 144 pages
3.58
250.3K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Excellent 11 Summary
The Excellent 11
An Award Winning Teacher's Guide to Raising Children who Love to Learn
by Ron Clark 2004 288 pages
4.04
1.2K ratings
Education
Teaching
Parenting
No and Me Summary
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan 2007 256 pages
3.72
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
France
Contemporary
Tiddler Summary
Tiddler
by Julia Donaldson 2008 30 pages
4.20
2.9K ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Animals
How to Stay Invisible Summary
How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie C. Rudd 2023 240 pages
4.42
900 ratings
Middle Grade
Survival
Realistic Fiction
Their Eyes Were Watching God Summary
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston 1937 238 pages
3.99
372.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
The Death and Life of the Great American School System Summary
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
by Diane Ravitch 2010 283 pages
4.05
5.6K ratings
Education
Politics
Teaching
Sweet Sixteen Summary
Sweet Sixteen
by Annelise Heurtier 2013 217 pages
3.92
1.3K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Historical
Unlocking English Learners′ Potential Summary
Unlocking English Learners′ Potential
Strategies for Making Content Accessible
by Diane Staehr Fenner 2017 288 pages
4.09
190 ratings
Education
Teaching
School
Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary
Motivating Students Who Don't Care
Successful Techniques for Educators
by Allen N. Mendler 2000 126 pages
3.55
218 ratings
Education
Teaching
School
Dreaming in Cuban Summary
Dreaming in Cuban
by Cristina García 1992 274 pages
3.68
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Book Club
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